Alabama, State administrative region in southeastern United States
Alabama is a state in the southeastern United States, stretching from the southern Appalachian foothills to the Gulf Coast lowlands. Rivers like the Tennessee and Alabama flow through it, creating landscapes that shift between forested hills, farmland, and sandy shorelines.
The territory passed through Spanish, French, and British hands before becoming the 22nd state in 1819. Montgomery served as the first capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
People gather for barbecue competitions, college football games, and gospel music performances throughout the year, wearing team colors and celebrating with crowds. Visitors often stop at civil rights museums and landmarks to learn about the movement that changed the nation.
Interstate highways connect major cities and cross both flat coastal plains and hilly northern sections with winding routes. State parks and historic sites are generally well marked and accessible by paved roads.
Huntsville houses the world's largest space museum, where visitors can walk among rockets and spacecraft that were part of the Apollo program. The city played a central role in developing the technology that sent astronauts to the moon.
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Alabama holds many out-of-the-way places that tell the story of the state's history and natural world. Visitors can explore underground caves like Dismals Canyon, where light filters through narrow openings, or wander through museums such as the Berman Museum of World History and the Holmes Medical...
M60
256.7 km
Talladega Superspeedway
113.2 km
USS Alabama
256.9 km
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
247.2 km
Edmund Pettus Bridge
44.4 km
Bryant–Denny Stadium
97.5 km
Stand in the Schoolhouse Door
97 km
Protective Stadium
92.7 km
Legion Field
91.3 km
Berry College
226 km
Britton Hill
194.8 km
Africatown
253.7 km
Providence Canyon State Park
181.5 km
Vulcan statue
88.6 km
FAME Studios
244.6 km
Fort Pickens
270 km
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
223.9 km
Barber Motorsports Park
93 km
Rock City
282.3 km
Alabama State Capitol
51.9 km
16th Street Baptist Church
91.5 km
Lake Martin
75.2 kmTri-State Crematory
267.1 km
LVT-5
256.7 km
USS Drum
257 km
Huntingdon College
55.1 km
Fort Morgan
302.5 km
Boll Weevil Monument
173.7 km
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